Image essay #3
Silicon fruit by Leslie Rankin, is a fruit still life. There is repletion of the fruits throughout the piece, as well as a smooth visual texture, simultaneously with the texture of the surface that it is painted on. There is unity in that they are all fruits. And there is little containment considering the veins that go through the fruit and off the page. The color pattern is mostly yellows and purples that are contrasting colors. That causes the painting to have a very warm feeling. I think it is amazing how there is such incredible shading without the use of black in the pallet. The fruit especially stands out since the background is very plane in line.